All I did was increase the brightness and bump contrast up just a tad. Then cropped. Now that I see it on here I don't think I would increased the brightness quite as much.
Thanks Maybe it needed a bit lighter. I wish the sun was shinning on the rightside of her face.
Ok, I am not sure if this is better or not. I am not a portrait photographer. I just like playing around in elements. On this one I added a gradient to lighten up the right side of her face and I dodged some of the blown out highlights. I think I like the earlier one better.